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Demorest mayor signals continuity for annual reappointments; some appointments reserved for executive session
Summary
Mayor Jerry Harkness said he intends to keep current reappointments in place; City Manager Mark Musselwhite presented the list of annual reappointments for 2025 and the council agreed to discuss several positions in executive session.
Mayor Jerry Harkness told the council he plans to keep annual reappointments the same as currently constituted and encouraged council members to engage with departments beyond appointed roles. City Manager Mark Musselwhite then presented the 2025 annual reappointments list, which included: City Manager — Mark Musselwhite; City Clerk — Megan Chastain; Public Works Director — Bryan Popham; Police Chief — Casey Chastain; Fire Chief and Code Enforcement — Dave Scheuerer; Magistrate Judge — Robert Sneed; City Solicitor — Joe Hudson; City Engineer — Engineering Management Inc.; City Attorney — Thomas Mitchell; City Accountant — Ed K. Burton, LLC.
Nut graf: The mayor signaled continuity in appointments while the council reserved discussion of the city engineer and city accountant for executive session, showing a mix of routine reappointments and areas the council chose to examine privately.
Council later recessed for a five-minute break and voted to go into executive session to discuss personnel; the executive-session discussion included some appointment matters and council reconvened before adjourning.
Ending: No formal changes to the listed reappointments were reported in the meeting transcript; staff will return with any required formal appointment actions if the council decides to change appointments after executive-session deliberations.
